Bridge Problems
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Problem 2
Contract: 7 Diamonds by South. Lead: King of Hearts
Contract 7♦ |
♠ A 6 5 4 |
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♠ Q J 8 |
N |
♠ K 10 9 7 2 |
♠ 3 |
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- Declarer wins the lead, crosses to dummy’s Ace of Spades and trumps a small Spade return.
- The 8 of Hearts is played and trumped in dummy.
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Contract 7♦
Dec. S♠ 6 5
♥ ...
♦ ...
♣ A K 8
♠ Q
♥ Q 10 9
♦ ...
♣ JN
WE
S♠ K 10
♥ ...
♦ ...
♣ Q 10 6♠ ...
♥ ...
♦ 9 6
♣ 4 3 2 - Declarer now plays five rounds of trumps discarding three small Clubs from dummy.
- East is squeezed on the fifth Diamond; if he discards a Spade declarer enters dummy with the Club Ace and trumps the 5 of Spades and the 6 of spades becomes the 13th trick.
- If West discards a Club, the Ace and King of Clubs are played and declarer trumps a Spade and the 4 of Clubs becomes the 13th trick.